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The Impact of Explicit Instruction in Intercultural Competence in the World Language Classroom
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Aski, Janice M.; Jiang, Xinquan; Weintritt, April D. – Modern Language Journal, 2023
This article describes a research study of a three-semester elementary Italian language curriculum at a large Midwestern research university that incorporates intercultural competence (IC) training through cognitive dissonance image analyses, conversations with native speakers, classroom discussion, and reflections to determine the impact of this…
Descriptors: Italian, Second Language Instruction, Higher Education, Cultural Awareness
Contemplative Science: An Insider Prospectus
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Britton, Willoughby B.; Brown, Anne-Catharine; Kaplan, Christopher T.; Goldman, Roberta E.; DeLuca, Marie; Rojiani, Rahil; Reis, Harry; Xi, Mandy; Chou, Jonathan C.; McKenna, Faye; Hitchcock, Peter; Rocha, Tomas A.; Himmelfarb, Josh; Margolis, David M.; Niles, Halsey F.; Eckert, Allison M.; Frank, Tana – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 2013
Contemplative practices, which engage the subjective or "first-person" perspective, are being incorporated into systems of higher education that have traditionally relied on didactic or "third-person" approaches (Dederer 2007; Kroll 2010; Repetti 2010; Roth 2006; Shapiro, Brown, and Astin 2011; Smith 2006; Zajonc 2006). The…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Teaching Methods, Educational Change, Metacognition
The PESPERF Scale: An Instrument for Measuring Service Quality in the School of Physical Education and Sports Sciences (PESS)
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Yildiz, Suleyman M.; Kara, Ali – Quality Assurance in Education: An International Perspective, 2009
Purpose: HEdPERF (Higher Education PERFormance) is one of the most recently developed scales in the literature to measure service quality in higher education. However, HEdPERF is designed to measure service quality at a macro level (university level) and may be considered as a more generic measurement instrument. In higher education, new scales…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Physical Education, Program Effectiveness, Sciences
Effects of a University Rape Prevention Program on Attitudes and Empathy toward Rape.
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Borden, Lynn A.; And Others – Journal of College Student Development, 1988
Assessed impact of existing rape awareness and prevention program on attitudes and empathy of male and female college students. Found that men were less empathic and sensitive in their attitudes toward rape than were women, and the program was unsuccessful in reducing the differences. (Author/NB)
Descriptors: Attitude Change, College Students, Empathy, Higher Education
An Intervention Program for the Development of Empathy in Student Teachers.
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Black, Hedda; Phillips, Shelley – Journal of Psychology, 1982
Using Barrett-Lennard's conceptualization of relational empathy, a program for developing empathic skills and abilities was developed and tested with 105 student teachers. Males improved significantly more than females in their degree of empathetic understanding. (Author/MP)
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Empathy, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
A Qualitative Assessment of "The Men's Program:" The Impact of a Rape Prevention Program on Fraternity Men.
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Foubert, John D.; La Voy, Sharon A. – NASPA Journal, 2000
Examines the impact of an all-male rape prevention program on fraternity men. After participating in "The Men's Program," fraternity men were asked if the program impacted their attitude or behavior and what led to that change. Results point to the importance of establishing empathy with rape survivors to increase men's awareness and sensitivity…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, College Students, Consciousness Raising, Empathy
Developing Counselor Confrontation Skills by a Self-Instructional or Discrimination/Communication Process.
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Yager, Geoffrey G.; And Others – 1983
Thirty-one prepracticum counselors were assigned randomly to two methods of confrontation skill training: (a) a cognitive self-instructional modeling group and (b) a discrimination/communication training group. The self-instructional group practiced aloud and, later silently, a set of questions designed to identify and to verbalize a discrepancy…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Counseling Techniques, Counselor Client Relationship, Counselor Training
The Development and Validation of Programmed Empathy Training.
Bender, Robert C. – 1982
Although research strongly supports the facilitative nature of empathy in all helping relationships, there is a need for the experimental assessment of the differential effects of procedures designed to maximize this skill. Resident assistants (N=154) participated in a study to compare programmed and didactic training methods and to determine the…
Descriptors: College Students, Comparative Analysis, Counseling Techniques, Counselor Training
IPR, Modeling, and Stress Inoculation Supervision for Critical Client Statements.
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Parish, Kathy L. – 1981
Although recognition of problems posed by critical client statements and recommendations for counselors' understanding, empathy, and confrontation abound, interventions to aid counselors in coping with critical client statements are rare. Graduate-level counselor trainees (N=40) were assigned to one of four methods of supervision: interpersonal…
Descriptors: Coping, Counseling Techniques, Counselor Attitudes, Counselor Client Relationship
An Experience with Patient Role-Playing in Psychiatric Education.
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Siris, Samuel G.; And Others – Journal of Medical Education, 1980
A seminar is described that was designed to improve the interpersonal skills of psychiatric residents at New York State Psychiatric Institute. Participating residents gained a new perspective on the troubled individuals with whom they interact by role-playing psychiatric patients. Participant reactions and outcomes of the seminar are discussed.…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Empathy, Graduate Medical Education, Graduate Medical Students
Perceptions of a Rape Prevention Program by Fraternity Men and Male Student Athletes: Powerful Effects and Implications for Changing Behavior
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Foubert, John D.; Cowell, Edwin A. – NASPA Journal, 2004
The purpose of this qualitative inquiry was to determine fraternity men and student athletes' perceptions of a commonly used rape-prevention program. Participants saw "The Men's Program" and then participated in 60-90 minute focus groups assessing whether their attitudes and behavior would change, what about the program led to that change, and…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Fraternities, Males, Athletes